# Just what IS Lynne Russell typing into that laptop at the end of her CNN broadcast? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [December 22, 2000, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-what-is-lynne-russell-typing-into-that-laptop-at-the-end-of-her-cnn-broadcast/46822 "2000-12-22T05:02:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Vinnie\_Virginslayer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/53a042/32.png) [@Vinnie\_Virginslayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vinnie_Virginslayer)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2000, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-what-is-lynne-russell-typing-into-that-laptop-at-the-end-of-her-cnn-broadcast/46822/1 "2000-12-22T05:02:39Z")
I just noticed this . . at the end of Headline News, anchorwoman Lynne Russell turns from the camera and as it pans out, she starts typing on a laptop. Exactly what is she typing? Or is it like one of those “fake” things that anchors do when the camera pans out (like pretending to chatter, etc.). Or is she replying to emails? Building a website for her security firm? Actually digging up new stories off [Excite.com](http://Excite.com)…?? ---
**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2000, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-what-is-lynne-russell-typing-into-that-laptop-at-the-end-of-her-cnn-broadcast/46822/2 "2000-12-22T05:13:03Z")
Actually, she’s breaking into your bank account and credit records and stealing your identity. You need to stop her! Quick! Or…she’s just pretending. It’s one of those two. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2000, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-what-is-lynne-russell-typing-into-that-laptop-at-the-end-of-her-cnn-broadcast/46822/3 "2000-12-22T05:16:55Z")
It should be obvious. She’s posting to the board. ---
**Author:** ![RTA](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b4bc9f/32.png) [@RTA](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTA)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2000, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-what-is-lynne-russell-typing-into-that-laptop-at-the-end-of-her-cnn-broadcast/46822/4 "2000-12-22T06:02:10Z")
She’s been hammering my IM like a bad-mother; I told her that what was past is past, but she insists that a mere restraining order could not come between our love. ---
**Author:** ![BobT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8e8cbc/32.png) [@BobT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobT)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2000, 6:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-what-is-lynne-russell-typing-into-that-laptop-at-the-end-of-her-cnn-broadcast/46822/5 "2000-12-22T06:51:25Z")
Probably an update from the producer or director about changes for the next half hour. She might be typing in commands to see what changes have been sent. Or she could be editing the script for the next broadcast. ---
**Author:** ![jrishaw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5fc32e/32.png) [@jrishaw](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jrishaw)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2000, 7:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-what-is-lynne-russell-typing-into-that-laptop-at-the-end-of-her-cnn-broadcast/46822/6 "2000-12-22T07:31:22Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by BobT \* > \*\*Probably an update from the producer or director about changes for the next half hour. She might be typing in commands to see what changes have been sent. Or she could be editing the script for the next broadcast. \*\* HotSexyLynne4u: so my broadcast is over i have 4 minutes StudMusclesHOT: ive been stroking it thinking of you HotSexyLynne4u: that story on the kuwaiti’s made me wet. StudMusclesHOT: come over tonight, let’s do like they do on the discovery channel. HotSexyLynne4u: i will. BRB. 30 seconds to air. StudMusclesHOT: i’ll be here. just leave the laptop on. i will type dirty messages to you during the “play of the day” segment. ---
**Author:** ![Vinnie\_Virginslayer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/53a042/32.png) [@Vinnie\_Virginslayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vinnie_Virginslayer)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2000, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-what-is-lynne-russell-typing-into-that-laptop-at-the-end-of-her-cnn-broadcast/46822/7 "2000-12-22T14:01:04Z")
The “typing the scrpt and updates for the next broadcast” theory would work, except this occured at the end of her shift. ---
**Author:** ![Una\_Persson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/una_persson/32/346_2.png) [@Una\_Persson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Una_Persson)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2000, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-what-is-lynne-russell-typing-into-that-laptop-at-the-end-of-her-cnn-broadcast/46822/8 "2000-12-22T14:17:35Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by jrishaw \* > **HotSexyLynne4u: so my broadcast is over i have 4 minutes > StudMusclesHOT: ive been stroking it thinking of you > HotSexyLynne4u: that story on the kuwaiti’s made me wet. > StudMusclesHOT: come over tonight, let’s do like they do > on the discovery channel. > HotSexyLynne4u: i will. BRB. 30 seconds to air. > StudMusclesHOT: i’ll be here. just leave the laptop on. i > will type dirty messages to you during the > “play of the day” segment.** Heh…the first laugh of my awful, hideous day. ---
**Author:** ![omni-not](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8dc957/32.png) [@omni-not](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/omni-not)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2000, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-what-is-lynne-russell-typing-into-that-laptop-at-the-end-of-her-cnn-broadcast/46822/9 "2000-12-22T14:24:59Z")
Don’t know what she’s typing but that woman got a serious make-over a couple of years ago. She’s still a far cry from Nathalie Allen (Hmmmmm, Nathalie!) but much more ‘palatable’ (i.e. less of a horsey face) nowadays. IMHO. ---
**Author:** ![manhattan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/manhattan/32/7_2.png) [@manhattan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/manhattan)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2000, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-what-is-lynne-russell-typing-into-that-laptop-at-the-end-of-her-cnn-broadcast/46822/10 "2000-12-22T14:27:50Z")
On what Turner pays? She’s probably working on her resume. ---
**Author:** ![troub](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troub/32/14802_2.png) [@troub](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/troub)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2000, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-what-is-lynne-russell-typing-into-that-laptop-at-the-end-of-her-cnn-broadcast/46822/11 "2000-12-22T16:37:42Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by omni-not \* > **She’s still a far cry from Nathalie Allen (Hmmmmm, Nathalie!). . .** Ooooh. Unfortunately I don’t get to see CNN too much during the day, but I know exactly what you mean! ---
**Author:** ![scratch1300](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dfb087/32.png) [@scratch1300](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scratch1300)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2000, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-what-is-lynne-russell-typing-into-that-laptop-at-the-end-of-her-cnn-broadcast/46822/12 "2000-12-22T17:58:06Z")
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